TAPP was defined as patency (open to blood flow) after the study index procedure until reintervention in the treatment area (within 5 mm proximal or 5 mm distal to the study device or index balloon angioplasty treatment area), or thrombotic occlusion that involved the treatment area.

Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE (submitted: May 14, 2008)

Treatment Area Primary Patency (TAPP) at six months was the primary outcome used to compare the effectiveness of the study device to the PTA Control. [ Time Frame: Patient Follow-Up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The primary safety endpoint was evaluated based on the incidence of adverse events observed within the same time interval. [ Time Frame: Patient Follow-Up ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

The safety endpoint was evaluated based on the incidence of adverse events observed within the same time interval. An adverse event was defined as any undesirable clinical occurrence in a patient that (a) is considered possibly or definietly device related by the investigator, (b) involves the access circuit (AV graft arterial anastomosis to the superior vena cava-right atrial junction) or the arm where the access circuit is located or (c) the investigator considers relevant to the objectives of this study. An adverse event could be mild, moderate or severe.

Percent of Participants With Successful Delivery of the Device [ Time Frame: Index Procedure ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The ability to successfully deliver the FLAIR™ Endovascular Stent Graft. Successful delivery is the ability to deliver and seat the implant in the intended location of a stenosed segment of the venous anastomosis region of a synthetic access graft. This attribute is only applicable to the FLAIR and FLAIR Roll-in arms.

TAPP was defined as patency (open to blood flow) after the study index procedure until reintervention in the treatment area (within 5 mm proximal or 5 mm distal to the study device or index balloon angioplasty treatment area), or thrombotic occlusion that involved the treatment area.

ACCP defined as patency (open to blood flow) following the index study procedure until the access is surgically revised or abandoned because of the inability to treat the original lesion. Multiple treatments for occlusions to restore patency are compatible with ACCP.

This study compared the FLAIR™ Endovascular Stent Graft to balloon angioplasty in patients with stenoses at the venous anastomosis of a synthetic AV access graft.

Detailed Description

A total of 227 patients were treated at 16 U.S. investigational sites to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the FLAIR™ Endovascular Stent Graft. This study compared the FLAIR™ Endovascular Stent Graft to balloon angioplasty in patients with stenoses at the venous anastomosis of a synthetic AV access graft.

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications
identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ICMJE

227

Completion Date

June 2004

Primary Completion Date

June 2004 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Male or female patients between 18 to 90 years of age whose hemodialysis access was a synthetic AV access graft located in an arm.

Angiographic evidence of one or more stenoses, 7 cm or less in length and greater than or equal to 50%, at the graft-vein anastomosis of a synthetic AV access graft. The entire lesion must have been located within 7 cm of the anastomosis such that approximately 1 cm of the IMPRA/Bard Device must have extended into non-diseased vein and approximately 1 cm, but no more than 2 cm, of the IMPRA/Bard Device will be extended into non-diseased AV graft.

Clinical evidence of a hemodynamically significant stenosis.

Percutaneous endovascular therapy for the identified lesion was the best treatment choice in the opinion of the investigator.

Patients must have been able to understand and provide informed consent.

Patients whose synthetic AV access grafts had been implanted greater than 30 days and had undergone 1 or more successful hemodialysis sessions.

During primary balloon angioplasty, full expansion of an appropriately sized angioplasty balloon, in the operator's judgment, must have been achieved.

Exclusion Criteria:

Concomitant disease (e.g., terminal cancer) or other medical condition that was likely to result in death of the patient within 6 months of the time of implantation.

Stenoses that had a corresponding thrombosis treated within 7 days.

The presence of a second lesion in the access circuit less than or equal to 3 cm from the edges of the primary lesion that was treated within 30 days or that was greater than or equal to 30%. Access circuit was defined as the area from the AV access graft arterial anastomosis to the superior vena cava-right atrial junction.

The presence of a second lesion in the access circuit greater than 3 cm from the edges of the primary lesion that was greater than or equal to 30%. Second lesions that were greater than or equal to 30% must have been treated prior to patient inclusion to reduce the percent stenosis to less than 30%.

Patients who were unwilling or unable to return for follow-up visits or patients with whom follow-up visits may have been unreliable.

Patients who had a stent placed at the target lesion site.

Patients with a blood coagulative disorder or sepsis.

Patients in which the IMPRA/Bard Device would have been required to cross an angle (between the inflow vein and synthetic AV access graft) that was greater than 90 degrees.

Patients in which the IMPRA/Bard Device would have been required to be deployed fully across the elbow joint, which is identified radiographically by a combination of the humeroulnar joint and the humeroradial joint.

Patients with a contraindication to the use of contrast media.

Patients whose AV access graft was infected.

Patients who were currently or were scheduled to enroll in other investigations that conflicted with follow-up testing or confounds data in this trial.

Procedural use of another investigational device.

Patients who were pregnant.

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years to 90 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Contacts ICMJE

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